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Air Force jazz band coming to Ralston
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| Master Sgt. Dan Weber, Heartland of America Air Force Band Noteables saxophonist, plays last month during a concert at Minot State (N.D.) University. The jazz band will perform at Ralston High School on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith. |
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The Noteables, the jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force Heartland of America Band, will perform for more than an hour beginning at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium, 8969 Park Drive. Doors will open at 1:15 p.m.
Admission to the concert, which is sponsored by the Ralston Recorder, is free, but you must have a ticket for admittance. To order your tickets (limit four), fill out the coupon on page 4.
“For a lot of World War II veterans and Korean War veterans, it will be music they grew up with,” said Master Sgt. Steve Fitts, a trombonist with the group and non-commissioned officer in charge.
“[The concert] is a tribute to our veterans. [Concert-goers] will hear a lot of traditional swing music by Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and Count Basie.”
The Noteables is described on its Web site as a “vibrant jazz ensemble [that] presents exciting, uplifting music inspiring audiences to increased patriotism.”
“We’re a 13-piece jazz band representing the men and women of the Air Force,” Fitts said. “In addition to supporting the troops, we go out in the community to represent the Air Force.”
The Noteables, Fitts said, performs about 70 days a year in an eight-state Midwest region. The group has appeared in concert and national television with such luminaries as former “Tonight Show” band leader Doc Severinsen and pop singer Lee Greenwood.
The Noteables’ performance will be special for the Offutt Air Force Base-based group, Fitts said, because it give band members a chance to perform at home.
“It’s special for us because we’ll be at home and getting a chance to play for friends and neighbors,” he said.
The band performs locally five to 10 times a year, including a series of concerts in the park each summer.
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